WASHINGTON, D.C.— AFPI’s President and CEO, Brooke Rollins, released the following statement on Memorial Day: “This Memorial Day, America honors the heroic warriors who laid down their lives for their country and the cause of freedom. Across our Nation, Americans draw strength and inspiration from the profound courage of our

GREEN BAY– Senator Robert Cowles (R-Green Bay) released the following statement in support of this week’s announcement that the sexual assault kit tracking database, known as Track-Kit, is now active: “Years’ worth of advocacy by Senator Darling and I have finally delivered Wisconsin to this point. Act 117, authored by

WASHINGTON – On Thursday, U.S. Sen. Ron Johnson (R-Wis.) introduced the “No WHO Pandemic Preparedness Treaty Without Senate Approval Act” to require that any convention or agreement resulting from the work of the World Health Organization’s (WHO) intergovernmental negotiating body be deemed a treaty, requiring the advice and consent of a

MADISON— Following the recent school shooting in Ulvade, Texas in which 21 innocent lives were lost, Assembly Speaker Robin Vos has renewed his support for arming educators, thus creating a confining, prisonlike school setting. Speaker Vos recently stated that putting more guns in schools could further respond to a whole

MENOMONIE, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) is seeking public comment on a proposed Green Tier contract with 3M in Menomonie, Wisconsin, to transition the company to Tier 2 of the Green Tier program. The DNR welcomes comments from 3M’s customers, neighbors and stakeholders through June 27, 2022. Tier 2 participants

WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin introduced the Reclaiming the Solar Supply Chain Act to expand the solar manufacturing supply chain in the U.S., create good paying jobs, and support our country’s transition to cheaper renewable energy. “Investing in Made in America solar manufacturing will ensure our supply chains are housed here in

Madison, WI- Local nurses and caregivers are applauding a vote by the Health and Human Needs Committee of the Dane County Board of Supervisors on May 26 to create a “Health Care and Public Health Workforce Needs Subcommittee”. The subcommittee will bring together stakeholders to assess the needs and problems

MADISON, Wis. – The Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources reminds the public to beat the crowds at state properties this Memorial Day Weekend by purchasing their 2022 annual vehicle admission stickers online. Wisconsin is home to 49 state parks, 15 state forests, 44 state biking trails, 84,00 miles of rivers and streams, 15,000

MADISON, Wis.—Today, Opportunity Wisconsin released the following statement after an article in the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel  detailed how Senator Ron Johnson has been using taxpayer dollars to fly between his vacation home in Florida and Washington, D.C. Federal records show that taxpayers footed the bill for 19 flights from Fort Myers, Florida

MADISON, Wis. — Today, thanks to hundreds of grassroots supporters, Governor Tony Evers turned in more than 7,200 nomination signatures from all across Wisconsin to make it on the ballot. At a press conference outside the State Capitol, Gov. Evers delivered remarks on what’s at stake this November, while also highlighting

La Farge, WI – Wisconsin Women in Conservation (WiWiC) is hosting a Climate Smart Soil Solutions gathering at Kickapoo Valley Reserve on June 3 from 1-5pm. Presented in partnership with the Savanna Institute, the event is FREE and open to all women farmers, landowners, and conservationists in Grant, Crawford, Vernon

City of Racine – Today, City of Racine Mayor Cory announced he is proposing a referendum for the August election to raise the levy by $2 million to fund additional positions in the Racine Police Department and funding to support violence prevention initiatives. The deadline to propose a referendum is May

APPLETON –  U.S. Senate candidate Tom Nelson was outside Senator Ron Johnson’s Oshkosh office today to tout a $1.2 million check, representing the donations from the NRA to Johnson over the past decade. Nelson denounced Johnson’s inexcusable and outrageous response to the tragic massacre in Uvalde, highlighted by his blaming

MADISON —​ Gov. Tony Evers signed Executive Order #165 ordering the flags of the United States and the state of Wisconsin to be flown at half-staff on Mon., May 30, 2022, for Memorial Day and encouraged Wisconsinites to honor Memorial Day and pay tribute to our nation’s fallen heroes.  “On Memorial Day,

OSHKOSH – Democrat lawyer Marc Elias is at the center of an ecosystem that exists to attack Sen. Ron Johnson, as proven by a coordinated smear campaign orchestrated by Wisconsin Democrats and the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. A partner in Elias’ law firm was quoted in a May 26 Journal-Sentinel article attacking Johnson, even

Green Bay, Wis. –  On Tuesday Department of Safety and Professional Services Secretary Dawn Crim awarded the first of three 2022 Youth Firefighter Training Program Grants to Oconto Fire Rescue at the Green Bay campus of the Northeast Wisconsin Technical College. Oconto Fire Chief Josh Bostedt accepted the check that

MADISON, Wis. – With thousands of boaters expected to hit the water this Memorial Day Weekend, the Wisconsin Department of Natural Resources (DNR) reminds Wisconsinites and visitors to put safety first by boating sober and wearing a life jacket when they cast off. Nearly 80% of fatal boating incidents involve drowning.